Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-01

he mentioned Cook county, Illinois, and
q number of counties in New York and
Indisna which hsd been placed in quar-
antine. Circulars had been issued to the
railroads asking their cooperation, and
he was pleased TO state that very effective
assistance had been rendered by the rail
roads in refusing 10 ship Ia
fected csttle, and showing g dis
position TO keep esttie clean and
in GOOD condition, From January l
10 Ocfooer Is of the present year the in
sp. ctor of the Bureau of Animal Iudustry
had examined 1866 herds. containing
90 S32 hesd Of cattle. OF these, AS herds,
containing G956 cattle, were plsced in
special quarantine, and 1909 were found
to be diseased. This did not include the
Chicago quarantine. Mr.. COlmap in saying
the disease had been exEirpSted from
Cook county, Ill remarked that the
quarantine would be removed about
December l, and paid high compliment
TO Professor Law of New York, who had
charge of the work, DR.. Salmon OF the
Bureau of Animal Industry and the Ill
inois State Board. Continuing, he
said Maryland and New York
have been the worst hot-bed OF
disease. For years it has existed Is
Maryland and dehad all attempts to ex-
tirpate it. The cities of New York,
Brooklyn, Baltimore, and their suburbs
have been for forty years pisgue spots,
and hence the disease hiss spread
to other parts Of the country,
! but in Indiana we now have
things undar control. The system which
proved so sue essiul in Chicago is now in
| opaI alton uader the dire elton OF Professor
Law, and We have hopes of entirely
destroying the disease in short time
| The Commissioner then REID statistics OF
| a number of herds examined and quar-
antined in Maryland, New jersey and
New York, and spoke encaursgingly
| OF affairs in the latter state,
where the legislature and government
have united in the placing OF the
whole business under government con
troll. In regard to the needs OF the
| bureau for the first year Mr.. ColnaD
said ebout all that was necessary was q
sufiHien appropriation as the work wss
progressing smoothly and systemsti-
cellY. In conclusion the Com
missioner said: 81 have not
alluded to the fact that the disease
has been stamped out in Missouri, iwhere
one Illinois bull coming into the state at
| Fulton caused 8 quarantine against the
| whole state, and q loss TO the cSttlemen
Of 81 900 600. have not alluded to the
fact that it has been stamped out in Ken
tucky, where the amount OF loss ls
s., e00,0 900. 1t has been estimated
thst cattle disease in the past forty FIVE
wears has cost Great Britain $500, 900 600.
Yet it exists there to-day in almost as
! bad form as it ever did. They have
strong laws, but they leave the execution
Of them 20 the local authorities. The
| disease needs heroic treatment. In
| Scotland it is so bsd to-day that
upon my Recommendation, this country
has qusrantined oil cattle. Applause
! 1t has been my ambition TO see the dis
| ease wiped out, and within year and g
| half 1 expect to have this smbition graft
| fed. And l will say it will be wise idea
| to que rantine against all Europe" Loud
| app lause. After paying compliment to
the cattle growers, the Commissioner re-
tired HIS paper, as we'll as other mat
ters pertaining to pluro pneumonia, were
| made special order.
! Hon. Lafayette FAINT Of Illinois Was
elected permanent chairman. There was
| 8 long debate on the appointment of s
committee on resolutions, the point OF
| difference being as to the size it should
be. II was finally agreed that seven del
egates should constitute the committee,
and the convention st 6 p. n. adjourned
| until 10 q. m. tomorrow.